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Professor S. Alex Haslam

   

Professor S. Alex Haslam

Professor of Psychology and ARC Laureate Fellow

University of Queensland 


Academic Qualifications

  • 1985 M.A. Hons (first class), Psychology University of St Andrews 
  • 1991 PhD, Psychology Macquarie University (PhD title:Social Comparative Context, Self-Categorization and Stereotyping)
  • Supervisor: J. C. Turner 

Professional Activities - Previous positions:

  • 2/1990 – 2/1991 Lecturer, Department of Behavioural Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney
  • 3/1991 – 2/2001 Research Officer, Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Reader, School of Psychology, The Australian National University
  • 3/2001 – 2012 Professor, School of Psychology, University of Exeter
  • 8/2012 – present Professor and ARC Laureate Fellow, School of Psychology, University of Queensland 

Main Research Areas:

  1. Psychology in organizations — with an emphasis on the contribution of groups and group membership to leadership, motivation, creativity, communication, decision-making, and productivity.
  2. The social psychology of stereotyping, prejudice, and tyranny — exploring the role of social identity and self-categorization in shaping the dynamics of intergroup relations and conflict.
  3. Social processes in health and well-being — looking at the contribution of group life to stress, depression, and resistance in vulnerable populations.
  4. Research methodology — focusing on issues of research design, ethics, and uncertainty management.

Representative Publications:

Authored books

  • Oakes, P. J., Haslam, S. A., & Turner, J. C. (1994). . Oxford: Blackwell.
  • Haslam, S. A., & McGarty, C. (1998). Doing psychology: An introduction to research methodology and statistics. London and Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  • Haslam, S. A. (2001; 2nd ed. 2004). . London and Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  • Haslam, S. A., Reicher, S. D. & Platow, M. J. (2011). . New York and Hove: Psychology Press. 
  • Haslam, S. A., & McGarty, C. (2014). Research methods and statistics in psychology (2nd Ed.) London and Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Edited books

  • Spears, R., Oakes, P. J., Ellemers, N., & Haslam, S. A. (Eds.) (1997). . Oxford, UK and Cambridge, MA: Blackwell.
  • McGarty, C., & Haslam, S. A. (Eds.) (1997). . Oxford, UK and Cambridge, MA: Blackwell.
  • Haslam, S. A., van Knippenberg, D., Platow, M., & Ellemers, N. (Eds.) (2003). . New York and Hove: Psychology Press.
  • Jetten, J., Haslam, C., & Haslam, S. A. (Eds.) (2012). . New York and Hove: Psychology Press.
  • Smith, J. R., & Haslam, S. A. (Eds.) (2012). . London and Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.